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The Journey of Xuanzang 5 & 6

Posted on May 20, 2011December 26, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

In these episodes Xuanzang crosses Central Asia and makes his way down through what is now Afghanistan and eventually on into Kashmir, where he spent the next two years studying.

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The Journey of Xuanzang 3 & 4

Posted on May 13, 2011December 26, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

In these episodes Xuanzang reaches Gaochang, where he is welcomed by the King. He crosses the dangerous Yanqi and spends a few months in Kuch, before crossing over the Pamir and emerging into Central Asia, with only half his original party left.

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The Journey of Xuanzang 1 & 2

Posted on May 6, 2011December 26, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

These episodes narrate the birth of Xuanzang and his childhood, his ordination, search for the true Dharma, and his meeting with the Indian monk Prabhakaramitra, and the beginning of his journey to India.

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The Journey of Xuanzang: An Introduction

Posted on May 5, 2011December 27, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

The Journey of Xuanzang is a lavishly illustrated 12-part biography of the great Chinese traveler and translator Xuanzang, based on Records of the Western World and A Biography of the Tripitaka Master.

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Introduction to The Silk Road Series

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dharma Documentaries

Tomorrow I start posting the 12-part Silk Road series. I found this series about 2 years ago, and have watched it all the way through three times by now, and individual episodes at other times.

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Avalokiteshvara with a Thousand Arms Dance

Posted on August 13, 2010October 20, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a wonderful evocation of the spirit of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshwara! The performers are from the China Disabled Peoples Performance Art Troupe in Hubei, and all of the dancers are deaf and mute.

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